Saturday, January 11

Tag: Grand Challenge

2024 was the year robotaxis showed they are here to remain

2024 was the year robotaxis showed they are here to remain

Science and Nature
Even skilled motorists can be forgiven for missing out on an ambiguous exit one or two times, however a disoriented robotaxi in Arizona did it 36 times ... in a row. While Waymo taxis are amongst the most innovative self-governing lorries on the roadway today, in a video published previously this month on X, a baffled AV seems rather actually stuck in a loop. (Waymo clarified there was luckily no guest on board the state-of-the-art merry-go-round.) Sorry I'm late, my WAYMO did 37 laps in the roundabout ♂ pic.twitter.com/GSR4sqChV2-- Greggertruck (@greggertruck) December 11, 2024 And yet, even with mistakes like these, there were more cars driving themselves this year than ever previously. When cordoned off to a couple of test tracks and little spots of land in Mountain View, AVs are...